Saturday we went to the Pot Luck at the mountain school "Stove Prairie School" and met some of the neighbors as well as the volunteer firefighters. We really enjoyed it and DH's salad went over really well with the chili.
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I had quite a day yesterday. I went to the Rec Center and tried out a swimming training session provided by Swimplan.com. I found out about this website from a blog on Spark People and I thought I'd give it a try. I really enjoyed it. It mad... Read more

I have really been having fun the last 3 evenings. I have had clothing stored in 3 different closests in 3 different phases of my recent life. My bedroom had sizes 22 and 24, my office had sizes 20 and 22 and my guest bedroom had sizes 16 and ... Read more

This weekend DH has Rotary function on Saturday morning so we're not going up to the cabin until Saturday afternoon. Saturday night there is a neighborhood meeting at the firehouse in the mountains so we will finally get to meet some of our nei... Read more

Nothing much to talk about today, but I wanted to stay in touch. I am trying to blog daily. I am still working the program. I am staying at the same spot right now, but I can feel my "shape shifting" Read more

My DH has seen a change in my physical fitness and has actually asked me to help him with his flexibility! So this morning we are going to do about 10 minutes aerobic exercise and some stretching. Wish me luck in making it a routine!... Read more

Because my friends provided most of the food for our weekend together at the cabin, I did not eat the way I usually eat. I brought salad, so I had at least one salad a day but we didn't have any other plain vegetables....and I missed them. We ... Read more

Had a wonderful, snowy weekend at the cabin. About 16 inches of snow. The ATV snow plow worked great and DH actually had fun doing the job of clearing our driveway. We had really good friends with us this weekend and enjoyed time with them, w... Read more

We had about 14 inches of snow this week here in town. The sun is out now and it is melting, but my DH and I are heading up to the cabin with friends. I can't wait to leave but I have to swim at the Rec Center first. Since I started swimming ... Read more

A lot of patients cancelled their appointments because of the snow, so we were all very slow. The day seemed to last for ever. Even though I was bored, I didn't snack and stayed well within my calorie limits.
I forgot my gloves so clean... Read more

Yesterday was one of my "hungry days", but I handled it differently than I used to do. I was really hungry after lunch, but instead of finding the cookies that are around the office, I ate a half sandwich that was in the refrigerator from yeste... Read more

I have a hard time with balance. I have been losing weight and feeling great, but last week I started feeling tired. I thought it was because of a long mountain hike and gave myself a few days to rest, cutting back on my exercise. I went for ... Read more

What a wonderful weekend. I am really happy DH and I accepted my daughter's invitation to go to Texas on the spur of the moment. Before SP I would have thought "It's too much trouble. I don't have anything ready. I need time to think about i... Read more

Yesterday morning my DD and I went to the gym. She does a Pump class which sounded to high impact for me, so I went to a deep water aerobics class while she did her pump class. Then we both worked on the weight machines together for about 30 m... Read more

We had a great day. Went to a step class with my DD and had a ball. I usually only do aerobics for 30 min so the 1 hour class was a challenge. for the last 10 minutes I didn't use the step but I never stopped moving?
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